by sahcadmin | Oct 19, 2011 | Highlands of Roan, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
SAHC and a slew of volunteers spent a full day mowing, trimming, and cutting to create additional habitat for the rare and “near threatened” golden-winged warbler on Little Hump Mountain in the Highlands of Roan. The Golden-winged Warbler (GWW) is an early...
by sahcadmin | Aug 24, 2011 | Trustee and Staff Stories
Twenty years in the same position at the same organization. That’s something to celebrate in the non-profit field, or really any profession in today’s transitioning economy. Kristy Urquhart of Asheville has dedicated 20 years of her life to Southern...
by sahcadmin | Jul 27, 2011 | Highlands of Roan, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Just a few years ago, much of Little Yellow Mountain in Mitchell and Avery counties was slated for development. Today the summit of that 5,504-foot peak is totally protected thanks to the efforts of The Nature Conservancy and the Southern Appalachian Highlands...
by sahcadmin | Jul 26, 2011 | Black Mountains, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We worked with Joe Carson, a generous landowner in Buncombe County, who donated a conservation easement on his 37- acre property in Swannanoa. Conservation of this land is crucial because of its location. It is less than a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway and is...
by sahcadmin | Jul 26, 2011 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
Long Branch Environmental Education Center (Long Branch) is an educational non-profit organization located eighteen miles northwest of Asheville on the Buncombe and Haywood county line. It was founded in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary. Since then, it has evolved...
